(From the diaries. SusanG)
For all the introductory stuff and links to previous diaries in this series, please look below the fold.
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Wednesday, 9/27 to 1:00 PM EDT Thursday, 9/28.
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Today's Menu Includes:
82 Diaries Overall
- 41 On House races
- With 35 covering individual Districts in 24 states
- 19 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 14 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 8 General election-related diaries
Over 2,300 diaries served to date!!!
This is an attempt to compile a fairly comprehensive listing of election-related diaries that have recently been posted. Most of them are House or Senate races but there are also some local ones, as well as the occasional 'general info' diary.
Reminder - If you are doing a diary on a specific race, particularly a House or Senate race, PLEASE, put the race number (or XX-Sen) at the beginning of the diary header. More diarists are now doing this and it is immensely helpful.
For all the introductory stuff and previous diaries in this series, please see:
Election Race Roundup (9/2 - 66 Days to Daylight) (with links to first 10 diaries in series, covering 8/22-9/1).
Election Race Roundup (9/12 - EIGHT WEEKS TO GO!) (with links to second 10 diaries in series, covering 9/2-9/11).
Election Race Roundup (9/22 - 46 Days to Daylight) (with links to third 10 diaries in series, covering 9/12-9-21).
Election Race Roundup (9/23 - 45 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/24 - 44 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/25 - 43 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/26 - SIX WEEKS TO GO!)
Election Race Roundup (9/27 - 41 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Wednesday, 9/27 to 1:00 PM, Thursday, 9/28): (82 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from S)
House (41)
(TN-07) (TN-07) Dem. Congressional Candidate Bill Morrison Speaks to the Next Generation of Leaders by win7 - Report on a speech by Bill Morrison (D) to Rhodes College Dems.
(TX-04) TX-4: Republican Ralph Hall smears child rape victim by Zaphod Beeblebrox - Incumbent Repub Ralph (running against Dem Glenn Melançon) was/is part of Abramoff-connected representatives helping to cover up human rights violations in the Mariana Islands, which in this instance involves slandering a 15 year old to the tune of "she wanted to do nude dancing".
(VA-05) (VA-5th) Last Chance to Pull One for Weed-UPDATE! by Granny Doc - Intro and background on Al Weed (D), candidate for the Congressional seat now held by Virgil Good (R).
(WA-08) Darcy Burner WA-08: 2% from Reichert by StephNW4Clark - A recent poll shows that Darcy Burner (D) is now in a statistical tie with incumbent Reichert (R).
(WI-08) GOP Mark Green-WI has 2nd lawsuit for illegal money by goofticket - Mark Green (R) allegedly illegally transfers money between two campaigns.
(AL-05) Open Letter to Rep. Cramer, 'D'-AL05, re: HR6166 by turnover - Diarist shares a letter to his former Congressman, Dem Robert Cramer, running unopposed this year, on his yes vote on the torture bill.
(AZ-05) Bite me Hayworth! by Astrocook - Diarist links to Think Progress video showing Repub J.D. Hayworth attacking the blogosphere for discussing sensitive security issues and thereby endangering America. To stay safe, please support Dem opponent Harry Mitchell.
(CA-04 & 11) CA-04/CA-11 - Event Recap/Repubs& Tigers & Wes, Oh My! by glaciermom - Wonderful recap of event held for Dems, Charlie Brown and Jerry McNerney, in their respective battles with Repubs, John Doolittle, and Richard Pombo. Links and upcoming events for the Dems included.
(CA-08) Nancy Pelosi: World's Most Powerful Woman by gobacktotexas - Portrait of Pelosi (D) as Speaker of the House.
(CA-46) CA-46: Jim Brandt on the Issues by opendna - Introduction of Jim Brandt (D) in his efforts to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R) in an Orange County district where Republicans hold a 12 point registration advantage.
(CA-46) CA-46: Surf's Up! by eph89 - Link filled diary on race between incumbent Dana Rohrabacher (R) and Vietnam Vet. Jim Brandt (D), who are finally having a debate Oct. 23rd, 12:30pm.
(CA-46) My Daily Donation | E-40 | $20 to Jim Brandt by cmanaster - Our diarist is donating $20 to Dem Jim Brandt, who's running against incumbent Repub Dana Rohrabacher for California's 46th. If a Kossack matches then the diarist doubles his contribution and triples it if 10 Kossacks toss into the ring.
(CA-50) Is Republican Brian Bilbray a Racist??? by USMCCowboy - Diarist has been working on his own website to expose the many flaws of Repub Brian Bilbray's record ahead of his rematch with Francine Busby (D)
(CO-03) (Updated) My Conversation with John Salazar's man by benheeha - Diarist pulls support from Dem John Salazar in his race against Repub Scott Tipton after Salazar's yes vote on the torture bill.
(CO-04) "Gay Marriage" is more important than the "War on Terror." by DrForbush - Diarist's thoughts on Marilyn Musgrave's (R) comments that gay marriage is the most important issue we face today.
(CO-04 & 06) Our Commonality by Brahman Colorado - Diarist hopes common sense prevails and voters, vote out Republicans like Marilyn Musgrave, and Tom Tandredo, and elect good Dems like Angie Paccione and Bill Winter.
(CT-05) Hitting back on National Security by cv00 - Diarist links to Dem Chris Murphy's new hard hitting ad on Repub Nancy Johnson and the new NIE report.
(FL-09) FL-09 Phyllis Busansky Plays Offense by gatordem - Outline of Busansky's (D) positions on issues of importance to Florida voters in an under-reported race.
(FL-13) FL-13: Help Christine Jennings Respond to Smear Campaign by JR - Christine Jennings (D), who is leading by 8 points in a Republican-leaning district, needs help fighting negative ads by opponent Vern Buchanan (R).
(GA-06) GA-06: Tom Price's Cut & Run Strategy... by Andre in Atlanta - How Rep. Tom Price (R) is avoiding contact with voters, which is being taken advantage of by challenger Steve Sinton (D).
(IL-06) (IL-06) Tammy's first commercial and day 3 of Roskam's meltdown by Markg8 - Veteran Tammy Duckworth's (D) first ad in her race against State Sen. Peter Roskam (R) for Rep. Henry Hyde's (R) open seat.
(IN-09) IN-09: Pro-Sodrel, anti-Hill robocalling litigation by mhojo - Detailed diary questioning the legality of FreeEats.com's robocalling against Dem Baron Hill in his battle with incumbent Repub Mike Sordrel.
(KY-03) KY-03: Yarmuth Discovers YouTube! by bmaples - How John Yarmuth (D) is using the power of You-Tube to combat well-financed incumbent Annie Northup (R).
(ME-02) ME-2, Dem votes for torture bill - CAN YOU CALL him and other Dems for torture? by maineiac - Brief diary posting phone numbers and urging people to call and find out why Dem Mike Michaud voted for the torture bill, when he is considered a safe seat in his election battle with Laurence D'Amboise (R).
(MI-02) MI-02 Hoekstra has abused his authority, Kotos calls for censure; by kotos - Press release from Dem Kimon Kotos on incumbent Repub Peter Hoekstra's abuse of authority and further background leading to the charge.
(MI-11) MI-11: Pony Up for Tony Trupiano by lizah - How radio talk show host Tony Trupiano (D) has built up a solid grassroots network in a swing district and now just needs funds to take on Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R).
(MN-01) Score One For the Netroots! by Shef - Link to a media story about a new SEIU poll showing Tim Walz (D) with a 6 point lead over Gutknecht (R).
(MN-02) Reagan Democrats TO Republicans TO Rowley Democrats MN-02 by vets74 - Diarist offers up a plea to help Coleen Rowley, the former FBI agent who blew the whistle on the Moussaoui laptop.
(NC-11) A Republican Alphabet by paleotek - Aiming to take down incumbent Repub Charles Taylor in his race against Dem Heath Shuler, diarist begins a list and ends up with the Alphabet for the Republican Party.
(NC-13) Sleaziest campaign ad ever by densityland - Vernon Robinson (R) has put out a sleazy campaign ad against Brad Miller (D) using a vote by Miller on a blanket NIH appropriations bill.
(NH-01) NH-01--Gold Nugget by hannah - Diarist excerpts Boston Globe story in support of Dem Carol Shea-Porter in her election bid against incumbent Repub Jeb Bradley (R) and asks for support from Dems.
(NH-02) Hodes now trailing by only 10%, Name Rec Still Extremely Low by Scoonie - In spite of low name recognition, Paul Hodes (D) trails Charlie Bass (R) by 10 points, a huge improvement over a July poll showing Hodes trailing by 24%.
(NH-02) NH-02: Bass: Is Kurdistan Next to Sockpuppettia? by Republic Not Empire - In a second major embarrassment, Charlie Bass (R) runs an add accusing Paul Hodes (D) of abandoning Iraq by sending troops to Kurdistan, which of course is IN Iraq.
(NM-01) More on Rove and his Upcoming NM Appearance by fbihop - How we need to support State Attorney General Patricia Madrid (D) to counteract Karl Rove's fundraiser with Rep. Heather Wilson (R).
(NY-25) NY-25: Then They Chuckle At You... by redlami - Dem Dan Maffei released an internal poll showing him four points behind incumbent Repub James Walsh (40-44). Walsh doesn't seem to want to release his own internal poll numbers.
(OH-18) (OH-18) Joy Padgett Can't Find Any Friends by cdale777 - Link to a WaPo story about how Padgett (R) couldn't find a non-corrupt GOP bigwig to stump for her, so she got Laura Bush instead.
(PA-04) Jason Altmire in Pennsylvania's 4th by bushflusher - Introduction to, and link for Jason Altimire (D), who is within the margin of error in the latest poll, in his race with incumbent Melissa Hart (R).
(PA-07) Joe Sestak PA-07 Campaign Update by Joe Sestak for Congress - News and links from the Sestak campaign.
(PA-08) Army Values by PatrickMurphy06 - Patrick Murphy (D) gives us his response to a debate question on torture.
(PA-12) We Stand As the Guardians of Democracy with Jack by jimmydean201 - Diarist comments on the significance of an upcoming rally to show veterans' support for Jack Murtha (D).
(House-Var) Pros' Composite House Forecast by Superribbie - Updated House race ranking.
Senate (19)
(VA-Sen) Cliff Notes of Jim Webb-John Edwards Event at Univ of Mary Washington 9/26 by Roadette - Diarist links to a video of a Webb (D) event.
(VA-Sen) John Edwards and Jim Webb Take Back Virginia! by lowkell - Photos and sound-bite quotes from the Webb-Edwards event at the University of Mary Washington.
(VA-Sen) George Allen caught on video putting deer in mailbox!!! by Mark Warner is God - This diary gives a link to a humorous video purporting to show George Allen shooting a deer and putting it in a mailbox.
(VA-Sen) macaca, macaca, macaca!!! by Stonewall Cluster - The diarist's dog and George Allen (R) apparently speak the same language.
(VA-Sen) The George Allen Diary by KDANTEATER - A humorous glimpse of a day in the life of a Republican senatorial candidate.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Allen is pissing off his base by tomVA - The Sons of Confederate Veterans are holding a news conference to chastise George Allen (R) for using the Confederate flag as a political tool, in his battle with James Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) Kerry: Allen fumbling through campaign just by "being himself" by beachmom - Diarist shares email received from John Kerry with scathing criticism of Repub George Allen (R) and his election bid with James Webb (D).
(AZ-Sen) AZ Senate - No Money Down, $199 a Month! by Mother Mags - A comprehensive rundown of Sen. Jon Kyl's (R) sellout to corporations and against progressive causes, and why we should support Jim Pedersen (D).
(CT-Sen) New Quinnipiac Poll: Lieberman 49 Lamont 39 by Blue Wind - Very brief diary reporting latest poll figures for the three-way race for Senate in Connecticut between Joe Lieberman (LIE), Ned Lamont (D), and Alan Schlessinger (R).
(CT-Sen) Crunch time in Connecticut: Where are our heavy hitters? by Bob Johnson -Diarist calls for the Dem heavy hitters to campaign with Lamont, and pushes Kos to post as such on the front-page.
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: Another Episode of Say Anything 2 - The Joe Lieberman Story by davidsirota - Next installment, and YouTube movie clip of Joe Liebermans (CT-LIE), willingness to say anything to win.
(CT-Sen) Lamont Needs to Broaden His Message to Win, Says NYT by francislholland - Diarist excerpts New York Times story and urges Dem Ned Lamont to use more issues than just the war to win his election race against Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(CT-Sen) Lamont 44% Lieberman 45.8% by chrisinhampton - New Zogby/WSJ poll shows race is close between Dem Lamont and Lieberman (CT-LIE) (but also has Repub George Allen up by 6% on Dem James Webb).
(CT-Sen) Quinnipiac poll, Lieberman up 10 by demswin06 - New Quinnipac poll shows Dem Ned Lamont lagging behind Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(MD-Sen) Unity in MD - Cardin Joined by Mfume & Obama by leeroxxor - Pictures and a link to video of a rally for Ben Cardin (D) for US Senate.
(NJ-Sen) BREAKING: NJ Senate- Re: Menendez under fire by pepsidrinker11 - Robert Menendez (D), locked in a tight race against Tom Kean Jr. (R), has severed ties with adviser Donald Scarinci after a 7 year old tape of Scarinci urging a contractor to hire someone as a favor to Menendez surfaces.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen: Jack Carter: "Torturing people is un-American" by jedinecny - Jack Carter's (D) unequivocal statement that torturing is un-American and compromises our values.
(OH-Sen) Sherrod Brown Capitulates to Bush and Torture! by Frank J Ranelli - Democrat Sherrod Brown, running against Republican Mike DeWine, votes for Bush's torture bill.
(OH-Sen) Give Steny some love, and WTF is up w/ Sherrod? by fulcrum - Opposite ends of the Dem spectrum as Sherrod Brown votes for the torture bill and Steny Hoyer casts his vote as "nay."
Various (14)
(TX-Gov) Kinky Friedman in his Own Words by stop kinky - Not much more to say about this one: read Kinky's own words.
(AZ-Var) Pederson sees no movement vs. Kyl. Arizona Poll by redcardphreek - Latest poll figures showing Napolitano (D) way ahead of Munsil (R) for the governor's race, and no movement by Pederson (D) against Kyl (R).
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov: Angelides pledges to bring CA National Guard Troops Home from Iraq by Angelides 2006 - Phil Angelides (D) has pledged to bring home California's National Guard troops from Iraq if he wins his race against Schwarznegger (R).
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov: Debunking Arnold, his friends and his lies by UTBriancl - Calitics, a CA political blog, launches PowerPAC, a web site to track Arnold's lies.
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov, Support my fucking Candidate, kos by marchmoon - Pleas for Kossacks (and kos) to get off their butts and support State Treasurer Phil Angelides (D), without reservation, in his quest to defeat the Governator (R).
(CA-Gov) (CA-GOV) Why is this over already? by carlton858 - Diarist encourages people not to ignore the race between Dem Phil Angelides (D) and Repub Arnold Schwartzennegger (R). Link for Angelides included.
(IL-State) (Il Senate 27th) Time to Make Some Noise by lubarsh - A diary about Pete Gutzmer (D) running for an open state senate seat in a Republican-held district that is trending blue.
(MD-Gov) MD-Gov: Ehrlich calling voters: "Vote Absentee" by Sharon in MD - Although incumbent Repub Bob Ehrlich (being challenged by Dem Martin O'Malley) championed e-voting machines for MD, the recent primary difficulties have swayed him to call for the use of absentee ballots which, as diarist points, out shows voter's political affiliation on the envelope.
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Dick DeVos (R-Amway) Supports Social Security Privatization by DemWave - Dick DeVos(R) wants to privatize social security.
(NY-AG) Jeanine Pirro sunk? by SulaymanF - Jeanine Pirro (R) is running against Andrew Cuomo (D) for New York attorney general. Pirro is now under investigation for allegedly wire-tapping her husband's phone.
(NY-AG) Jeanine Pirro under Criminal federal investigation by jerseyjoew - Juicy tidbits about Pirro's (R) connections to Bernie Kerik and the six different federal investigations in which she figures as a principal.
(OH-Gen) WARNING: NRA Using Push Polls in Ohio by HistoryTeacher - The diarist describes being push-polled by the NRA in Ohio.
(OR-01 State) My Opponent Gets in Ethics Trouble; I Release Lobbying Reforms by Mike Caudle for State Rep - Candidate Mike Caudle (D) provides info about trips his opponent Wayne Scott (R) received from Oregon Beer and Wine Distributors Association, and lists the specifics of his ethics and lobby reform legislation.
(Var) (Sen-ALL) & (PA-19) Senate campaign websites and a Woman's Right to Choose by Aunt Susan - Why are Democrats afraid to state their position on a woman's right to choose?
General (8)
FOLLOWING THE POLLS - The Wednesday Edition by Steve Singiser - A summary of recent election polls.
In which I phone bank for West LA Democratic Club by lepermessiah - Diarist describes an evening on the phones for a state senate campaign.
Want to vote on PAPER in Nov '06? (TAKE ACTION w VIDEO) by STOP George - Diarist asks for action in support of Boxer/Dodd emergency amendment to ensure every vote counts.
Emergency Paper Ballots for 2006: YOU MUST CALL CONGRESS TODAY by Paul Douglas Fan - Action diary, with links, urging support of the Boxer/Dodd legislation ensuring availability of a paper ballot to any voter who requests one.
Protecting the Vote: Urgent Action for our Democracy by mole333 - Diarist urges all Kossacks to call their Senators and Representatives asking them to support Senate bill 3943 and House bill 550 that would provide funding for districts for emergency paper ballots.
how we can win big by Pathminded - Diarist points readers to URL to 32 things the Dems can use to win in Nov.
Scientists Form Political Group to Support Candidates by Patrick Kennedy - Scientists ready to enter the political ring to support non-idiot candidates.
Defend Democracy Vote Out the Incumbents by bcdiehl - Diarist suggests we vote out the incumbents.